Hem construction for garments



May 22. M BREIER HEM CONSTRUCTION FOR GARMENTS Filed July 22, 1953 FIG.

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United States Patent HEM coNsTRUcTIoN FOR GARMENTS Marcus I. Breier,Amsterdam, N. Y., assignor to Marcus Breier Sons, Inc., Amsterdam, N.Y., a corporation of New York Application July 22, 1953, Serial No.369,596

2 Claims. v(Cl. 2-443) This invention relates to hem constructions forgarments and, more particularly, to a garment provided with an improvedhem for joining the shell and liner of the garment.

Garments are frequently formed from fabrics having variable shrinkagecoefficients. For example, the shell of the garment may be formed fromfabrics such as nylon, rayon, cotton, worsteds or the like while thelining may be formed from fleeces, quilts, wools and pile fabrics. Thus,in the cutting, processing and pressing operations, it is extremelydifficult to control the exact lengths of each material. Since thelining and shell should be joined, it one is shorter than the other adithcult problem is created for one will pull on the other creating anunsightly garment. The problem is particularly great in those caseswhere a pile or other thick lining is caught into the hem of thegarment, resulting in a bumpy, pillowy effect at the hem which isunsightly.

It has been proposed to solve the problem by failing to fasten thelining to the shell of the garment so that variability in shrinkage orstretching would not affect the hem line of the garment. This is notsatisfactory for the resulting garment is unsightly because the insideof the garment is brought into view of the user. Since the inside of thegarment is raw and not finished, the appearance of the garment isunsatisfactory.

The chief object of the present invention is to provide a garment soconstructed as to permit considerable variability in length between theshell and lining while presenting a satisfactory appearance.

An object of the invention is to provide a garment in which the liningis provided with a hinged member adapted to be caught within the hem ofthe shell permitting a smooth, finished appearance of the hem whilesecurely fastening the lining to the shell.

A further object is to provide a hem construction for garments in whichthe lining may comprise a heavy fabric such as a pile fabric which isjoined to the shell of the garment without creating an unsightly, bumpyhem. Other objects of the invention may be readily perceived from thefollowing description.

This invention relates to a garment construction which comprises incombination, a shell, a lining, a binding member placed about the looseredge of the lining, the binding member having an extension dependingtherefrom which is caught into the inturned edge of the shell therebysecurely attaching the lining to the shell and providing a smooth,finished hem to the garment.-

This invention further relates to a method of forming the hem of agarment including a shell and a lining in which the steps consist inenclosing the lower edge of the lining in a binding member having anextension depending therefrom, turning the lower edge of the shellinwardly and upwardly to conceal the lower edge of the extension, andattaching the shell, lower edge of the extension and upwardly extendingshell portion together to form the hem of the garment.

The attached drawing illustrates a preferred embodiment of theinvention, in which- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a garmentembodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view in elevation of the interior of the hem;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line III-III of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view of a modification of the invention.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown a garment 2 such as a jacket,lined top-coat, housecoat or the like which consists of a fabric shell 3and a fabric lining 4.

The shell may be formed of fabric materials such asnylon, rayon, othersynthetic blends, cotton or worsteds while the lining 4 may be formed offleeces, quilts, wools or pile fabrics having shrinkage coeflicientsdifferent from the shrinkage coelficients of the shell.

The lining 4, as shown in Figure 3, may comprise a heavy fabric layer 4aand an ornamental, decorative interior layer 4b. A binding member 5 isplaced about the lower edge of the lining 4, extending downwardly aboutthe edge and then upwardly on the opposite side of lining 4. The bindingmember 5 is attached to lining 4 by stitching 6 extending through lining4 and the downward and upward extending portions of member 5, as shownin Figure 3. The binding member 5 is of such length that an extension 7depends from the line of stitching 6 adjacent the inner side of shell 3.

The lower edge of shell 3 is turned inwardly and upwardly, the upwardlyextending portion 8 being folded upon itself. The extension 7 of binding5 is placed between portion 8 and the body of shell 3 and the wholesecured together by stitching 9 thus forming a neat, smooth finished hemto the garment. In effect, the extension 7 is hinged at the line ofstitching 6 thus permitting considerable variability in length of theshell and the lining and eliminating the unsightly, bulky, bumpy hemwhich would be obtained if the layer 40 were caught in the hem.

It will be appreciated the present invention is not limited in itsapplication to garments in which a heavy, thick layer is employed in thelining since it may be employed in any application where the shell andlining possess different shrinkage coeflicients. In Figure 4, I haveillustrated such an application. In Figure 4, there is shown a shell 15,and a lining 16 and a binding member 17 extending about the lower edgeof lining 16, as previously described. The binding 17 possesses anextension 17a which is caught between the shell proper and its inwardlyand upwardly extending edge thus providing a smooth finished hemregardless of shrinkage or stretching of the shell and lining.

The present invention provides a garment in which the shell and lininghaving variable shrinkage coefficients are so assembled as to provide asmooth, satisfactory hem thus eliminating the control problems presentin the cutting, processing and pressing operations. The presentinvention permits an attractive, smooth hem to be obtained even whenheavy, bulky materials are employed in the lining. Use of the presentinvention eliminates the unsightly appearance created when it isattempted to catch a heavy thick lining into the hem of the garment.

While I have described a preferred embodiment of the invention, it willbe appreciated the invention is not limited thereto since it may beotherwise embodied within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a garment of the character described, the combination of a shellhaving a lower edge folded inwardly and upwardly and a lining having alower edge terminating just above the lower edge of the shell, a bindingmember having one edge portion enclosing the said lower edge of thelining and secured thereto, the body portion of the binding member beingloosely folded downwardly from the point of securement and the otheredge of the binding member being positioned within the upwardly foldededge portion of the shell, the downwardly extending fold of the bindingmember forming a hinge allowing the parts to move relatively to oneanother.

2. In a garment of the character described, the combination of a shellhaving a lower edge folded inwardly and upwardly and a lining having alower edge terminating just above the lower edge of the shell, thelining including a padding and a decorative layer placed interiorly ofthe padding, a binding member having one edge portion enclosing the saidlower edge of the lining and secured thereto, the body portion of thebinding member 15 References Cited in the file of this patent UNITEDSTATES PATENTS 2,228,911 Kaiser Jan. 14, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS 13,572Australia Oct. 23, 1928 316,782 Great Britain Aug. 18, 1929

